diff --git a/protonfixes/util.py b/protonfixes/util.py
index ad061c77..bf79bd55 100644
--- a/protonfixes/util.py
+++ b/protonfixes/util.py
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ def protontricks(verb):
                     log.debug(str(sys.argv))
 
             log.info('Using winetricks verb ' + verb)
+            subprocess.call([env['WINESERVER'], '-w'], env=env)
             process = subprocess.Popen(winetricks_cmd, env=env)
             process.wait()
             _killhanging()